3 AT Commands
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Error Correction and Data Compression Commands
You can configure a modem to any of three different V.42 modes of operation (each mode can be with or
without compression). They are the non-error correction, auto-reliable, and reliable modes. You can also
turn data compression on or off.

&EnError Correction Modes

n
= 0, 1, or 2
Default: &E1
Select the modem’s error correction mode using the &E0, &E1, or &E2 command.
&E0 disables the modem’s V.42 error correction capabilities, and the modem functions as a non-error
correction modem.
&E1 enables auto-reliable mode. During the handshaking procedures at the start of the online connection,
the modem queries whether the other modem is using V.42 error correction. If the modem determines
that the other modem is using V.42, it switches itself into reliabl e (V.42) mode and enables error
correction. If it determines that the other modem is not using V.42, the modem remains in non-error
correction mode.
&E2 enables reliable mode, in which the modem uses its V.42 error correction capabilities for all
transmissions. In reliable mode, the modem must be connected to a mo dem with a V.42 protocol (MNP or
LAP-M).
The V.42 standard includes MNP Class 3 and 4 and LAP-M error correction methods. The V.42 mode select
command (#L) selects which type of error correction the modem uses for transmissions.

&EnData Compression

n
= 14 or 15
Default: &E15
Data compression is normally enabled, providing &E1 (auto-reliable mode) or &E2 (reliable mode) has
also been selected. However, you may wish to turn it off in certain circumstances.
&E14 disables data compression.
&E15 enables data compression.

#LnV.42 Error Correction Modes

n
= 0–3
Default: #L0
The #L command selects the V.42 error correction method (MNP or LAP-M) the modem uses when
originating a call. In answer mode, the modem ignores the #L command and accepts whichever V.42
mode, MNP or LAP-M, the originating modem offers.
#L0 causes the modem to negotiate the V.42 error correction method with the answering modem, and to
begin negotiation with LAP-M. If both modems have LAP-M capability, the modems will use LAP-M
mode. If one or both modems do not have LAP-M capability and both have MNP, the modems will use
MNP.
#L1 enables MNP error correction and disables LAP-M.
#L2 enables LAP-M error correction and disables MNP.
#L3 enables LAP-M error correction and disables MNP, but skips the V.42 detection phase used by the
other commands. Both modems must be set with #L3.